Ask/Gains

Actions which raise Hearts' Game: Counterplay.

A

• A duel in the old style

  An Action from Three of Livers: The Duel, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Arrange a major betrayal

  An Action from Ten of Roots: Generosity, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Arrange a sit-down with the target

  An Action from Eight of Ribs: Close Quarters, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Arrange an alternative coal delivery

  An Action from Eight of Flames: Ignition, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Arrange for a tryst between the target and the King

  An Action from Four of Roses: Desire, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Ask her for a wildcard suggestion

  An Action from Four of Cod: Proximal and Distal, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Attune the toxin to his dreams

  An Action from Five of Talons: Entanglement, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

B

• Bedevil the target with predators

  An Action from Four of Talons: The Wild, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Bend the rules a little

  An Action from Six of Spines: Singularity, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Blackmail the target

  An Action from Seven of Magpies: A Secret, Never to Be Told, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Booby-trap the target's front door

  An Action from Ten of Knuckles: Mechanisms, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Bribe some constables

  An Action from Nine of Tallow: Fortune, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Bribe some servants

  An Action from Nine of Tallow: Fortune, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

C

• Call on dangerous urchins

  An Action from Ten of Teeth: The Mob, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Call on hardened criminals

  An Action from Ten of Teeth: The Mob, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Challenge him to a duel

  An Action from Eight of Ribs: Close Quarters, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Complete the attuned toxin

  An Action from Five of Talons: Entanglement, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

D

• Devise a more direct application

  An Action from Nine of Livers: The Calculations, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Dice with death

  An Action from Six of Gambits: Postal, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Direct his attentions to the target at hand

  An Action from Four of Smiths: Artifice, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Drop poison from a mechanical bird

  An Action from Ten of Knuckles: Mechanisms, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

E

• Employ the Priest's needle

  An Action from Nine of Smiths: Needle, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Experiment with airborne poisons

  An Action from Four of Roses: Desire, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Exploit the target's habits

  An Action from Seven of Lures: Bait, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

G

• Gas the target in his sleep

  An Action from Four of Flames: Fumes, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Gather an audience for the King

  An Action from Three of Motley: Comedy, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

H

• Have the Fool bully its way inside

  An Action from Eight of Audacities: Authority, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Have the King arrange a reunion

  An Action from Seven of Tallow: Recollection, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Have the King offer a handshake

  An Action from Four of Ambivalences: Reservations, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Hide a snare within his mirrors

  An Action from Two of Disintegrities: Play, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

I

• Identify weak points in their vigilance

  An Action from Eight of Skin: Infiltration, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Interfere with the layout of the target's townhouse

  An Action from Two of Skin: Precision, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

J

• Join in the fun yourself

  An Action from Two of Teeth: Impulse, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

L

• Lay a trap for the target

  An Action from Ten of Spines: Trajectory, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Lay out a small temptation

  An Action from Ten of Roots: Generosity, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Learn all you can from the target's dreams

  An Action from Seven of Nobility: Repose, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Leave a surprise waiting

  An Action from Two of Disintegrities: Play, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Leave some, ah, 'leavings'

  An Action from Six of Audacities: Cache, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Let him display his skill

  An Action from Six of Spines: Singularity, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Let them indulge their whim

  An Action from Two of Teeth: Impulse, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

M

• Make words your weapon

  An Action from Seven of Ambivalences: Goad, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

O

• Organise a party game

  An Action from Nine of Gambits: Social, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

P

• Plague the target's sleep with nightmare-beasts

  An Action from Four of Talons: The Wild, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Poison a newspaper

  An Action from Six of Papers: Correspondence, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Poison the target's hat

  An Action from Four of Lures: The Reel, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Pose as a member of the target's staff

  An Action from Eight of Skin: Infiltration, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Put one of the Priest's trophies to work

  An Action from Two of Magpies: Joy, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

R

• Rack the Priest's brain for ideas

  An Action from Two of Briars: Snarl, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Reject convention

  An Action from Ten of Briars: Optima, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Repay the favour with betrayal

  An Action from Two of Loins: Kindness, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Reversed: eyes above and below

  An Action from Six of Roots: The Climb, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Run your target down in the street – carefully

  An Action from Two of Ribs: Pursuit, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

S

• Scatter tiny caltrops

  An Action from Seven of Knuckles: Details, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Sell a chess set by instalments

  An Action from Six of Gambits: Postal, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Send a love letter

  An Action from Six of Papers: Correspondence, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Send a parcel

  An Action from Three of Papers: Within, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Serve up an ambered tasting menu

  An Action from Eight of Disintegrities: Tartare, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Set an ambush (Page of Inversions)

  An Action from Four of Inversions: Exposure, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Simply appear with the King in public

  An Action from Five of Roses: Appearances, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Sneak a poison onto the target's person

  An Action from Four of Lures: The Reel, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Stage a tragedy within a tragedy

  An Action from Nine of Motley: Tragedy, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Stage an abstraction

  An Action from Five of Roses: Appearances, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Start a friendly game of Venderbight Rummy

  An Action from Nine of Gambits: Social, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Substitute a poisoned pen

  An Action from Three of Papers: Within, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

T

• Taint the dish's reflection

  An Action from Eight of Disintegrities: Tartare, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Take a sideways approach

  An Action from Nine of Inversions: Fortress, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Take meticulous notes on the target's routine

  An Action from Two of Skin: Precision, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Take the direct approach

  An Action from Nine of Inversions: Fortress, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Trap a typewriter

  An Action from Seven of Knuckles: Details, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Turn the target's reflection against him

  An Action from Five of Nobility: Conscription, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

U

• Upright: the signaling mirror

  An Action from Six of Roots: The Climb, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Use the cover of the crowd

  An Action from Four of Inversions: Exposure, a Card in The Alleyways of London.

• Use the medium of greed

  An Action from Seven of Lures: Bait, a Card in The Alleyways of London.